WELCOME BACK

Returning Teams

Continue building on your work to improve student well-being and academic engagement.

WHY JOIN AS A RETURNING TEAM?

Continue to implement meaningful reforms

Welcome back! Build on the work you’ve already done to improve student well-being and academic engagement by recommitting to be part of the Challenge Success School Program. During the year, you will continue to work with your multi-stakeholder team and a Challenge Success coach to identify and implement practice and policy changes that transform the student experience. Schools that participate in our program over multiple years often achieve the most lasting and meaningful results.

The program follows a school year calendar running from August, 2024 – June, 2025.

Registrations are being accepted for the 2023-24 school year.

RETURNING TEAMS: REGISTER HERE

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Fall Conference

Attend our in-person conference on either the East or West coast in Fall 2024 with up to 10 team members. We have reimagined the conference to feature new workshops, more community building and sharing between school teams, and facilitated time to work on your school team’s action plan for the coming year. Fall Conference Dates: Sept 13-14th, 2024 in Palo Alto or Sept. 27-28, 2024 in Waltham, MA.

Spring Convening

Attend our in-person convening in Spring 2025 with up to 10 team members. The full-day event will include deep dives, time for your team to reflect on the past year and plan next steps, and opportunities to share and learn from fellow schools. Specific dates will be announced once we receive schools’ spring break dates. The gathering will be hosted on the west coast, and one on the east coast (specific locations TBD).

Facilitation & Coaching Sessions

Five personalized meetings with a Challenge Success coach and your multi-stakeholder team.

Leadership Consultation

Monthly 1:1 virtual meetings for school leader and Challenge Success coach.

Challenge Success Workshop

One virtual workshop of your choice.

Research-Based Resources

Exclusive access to relevant research and tools in our resource portal aligned with our SPACE framework, access to research team office hours, and an invitation to free, virtual events delivered throughout the year.

2023-24 PROGRAM FEES

For Returning Teams, the fee is $14,500. Many schools have accessed state, local, and community funding to support their participation in our program. Learn more about potential sources of funding here. Challenge Success also offers limited financial assistance based on need. Click here to apply.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES & OTHER WAYS TO ENGAGE

These services are available as add-ons to other work with Challenge Success or ‘a la carte’ as stand-alone services.

Coaching: A la carte coaching sessions with your school team to take place between the Fall and Spring conferences. Sessions will be facilitated via Zoom. Contact us for pricing options.
Parent Education and Professional Development Workshops: Choose from a variety of workshops facilitated by Challenge Success for educators, parents, or students.
School Surveys: Implementation of the Challenge Success-Stanford Surveys of School Experiences for students, parents, and/or faculty and staff. Contact us for pricing options.

Schools that want to continue prioritizing student well-being and academic engagement, and are particularly interested in sharing Challenge Success principles and research with more members of their community, may be interested in simply sending a team to our conferences or being a member of our Partner School Network.

OTHER WAYS TO ENGAGE

Conference Attendance Only: Bring up to 8 members to our Fall Conference and/or Spring Symposium. Throughout the year, schools will have access to free webinars, our Resource Portal, and our Research team’s monthly “office hours.” Schools attending our conference will automatically be members of our Partner School Network.
Price: $5,000 for the in-person Fall Conference, $3,500 for the in-person Spring Symposium

HEAR FROM RETURNING PARTNER SCHOOLS

“Challenge Success has been part of our district for five years and has stretched our thinking in terms of how we support the social-emotional well-being of students. We have made strides in looking at the quantity and quality of homework, the scheduling of extra-curricular activities, adding free time and downtime to the school day, and worked to educate students, teachers, and parents on how to develop a balanced lifestyle for our overloaded kids.”
BETH MCCOY, ASSISTANT SUPERINDENDENT OF DOVER-SHERBORN REGIONAL SCHOOLS

“I can honestly say that our involvement with Challenge Success exceeded our expectations. Meeting, dialoguing and connecting with like-schools, the student survey and working with our coach has been the extra support we needed to begin the process of creating a healthier climate for our students, teachers, and parents.”

DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT

“The Challenge Success program acted as a breath of fresh air within our extremely narrowly-focused school environment. The program helped to build in P.D.F. (Playtime, Downtime, and Family time) that every student needs in order to find the necessary balance in their day.”
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

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